A day of street culture at the Zushi Beach Film Festival.

The Zushi Beach Film Festival is a mirage that appears only during Golden Week. This year, the Zushi Beach Film Festival was held for the first time in three years due to Corona, and was a great success every day with people eagerly awaiting such a tradition. The "Street Culture Day" on May 5, in particular, was a day full of events, with skaters coming from all over the country, a splendid DJ lineup, and a screening of Masato Yukawa's film. Here is a report on this special day, the last day of Golden Week, when both the sun and the participants were shining!

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A day full of street life.

Launched in 2010, the Zushi Beach Film Festival is now in its 11th year after a two-year recharge period. For 11 days only, local creators set up a handmade venue on the normally empty beach.

Some people look forward to the daily movie screenings, while others simply come to enjoy the view of the Zushi sea. Some come alone, others with their families. It is the most open and intimate film festival in Japan.

The day we visited was a bit of an unusual one for the Zushi Beach Film Festival. The film screenings included "Lord of Dogtown," the true story of the Z-Boys, who gave birth to a new style of skateboarding, and "NATURE CREATIONS - A Gift from Nature to the Brain," a film by pro surfer and creator Masato Yukawa. The film screened was "Lord of Dogtown," the true story of the Z-Boys, who gave birth to a new style of skateboarding, and "Nature Creations - A Gift from Nature to the Brain," by creator Masato Yukawa. Look to the right or to the left, and you'll see a lot of horizontal flipping.

This is something you don't know unless you are a surfer, but Zushi is actually a place where there are not many good waves. There are not many surfers in Zushi's waters. That being said, there are a lot of skaters in Zushi. On this day, the audience was delighted to see local skaters in worn-out chinos and worn-out Vans.

Here is a short interview with two "Vans" rubbers who are part of such an open-minded film festival. Mr. Ishiwata, who created the skate ramp, and Mr. Yukawa, who created the film. Let's talk about what each of them thinks about the film festival and "Vans".